MIXED MEDIA (II)
EXHIBITION Mar 17 — Apr 22, 2016




















TAKASHI KIJIMA (1920−2011)
Hermelin-Falle / Ermine Trap, 1949
gelatin silver print
20,7 x 20,6 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

CHRISTER STRÖMHOLM (1918−2002)
Switzerland, 1949
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1949
18 x 24,5 cm
© 2016 Christer Strömholm / Strömholm Estate / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

PETER BRÜNING (1929−1970)
Untitled, 1958
india ink on paper
19,9 x 43 cm
© 2011 Nachlass Prof. Peter Brüning, Ratingen; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ARNULF RAINER (*1929)
Übermalte Zentralgestalt, 1965
oil pastel and graphite on lithograph on cotton on canvas
37,5 x 34,5 cm
© 2016 Arnulf Rainer / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

LUCIEN CLERGUE (1934−2014)
Mais - le marais d'Arles, ca. 1960
portfolio of 10 gelatin silver prints, mounted on sheets of paper
from 16,6 x 13 cm to 24,1 x 12,6 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

CHARLOTTE POSENENSKE (1930−1985)
Spachtelarbeit (nach der Natur) / Palette Knife Work (from Nature), 1958
casein paint on paper
62,4 x 49 cm
© Estate of Charlotte Posenenske / Burkhard Brunn, Frankfurt am Main / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HEINZ HAJEK-HALKE (1898−1983)
Wind-Rosen, 1956 from the portfolio Heinz Hajek-Halke, 12 Reprints aus den Jahren 1928-58, 1978
gelatin silver print, mounted under mat
34 x 27 cm
© Heinz Hajek-Halke Collection / Agentur Focus / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

CAROL RAMA (1918−2015)
Ohne Titel / Untitled, 1949-1950
oil on paper
70 x 50 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROMÍR FUNKE (1896−1945)
Z cyklu cas trva, from the Portfolio 'Fotografie 1929-58', 1932
gelatin silver print, printed 1959
29,7 x 23 cm
© Miroslava Rupesová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

VKHUTEMAS WORKSHOPS
Untitled (VKhUTEMAS, IIV-5-28; An exercise on rhythmical frontal composition), 1920s
gelatin silver print, printed 1920s
9,1 x 6,7 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895–1946)
Ohne Titel (Kestner-Mappe, Blatt 6) / Untitled (Kestner-Mappe, Plate 6), 1923
colour lithograph on cardboard
61 x 45 cm
© Hattula Moholy-Nagy; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902−1990)
Light well, Prague 1923 / 1924, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

GÜNTER FRUHTRUNK (1923−1982)
Komposition, 1953/54
oil on canvas
98 x 77 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

LOTTE JACOBI (1896–1990)
Untitled (Abstraction), ca. 1950
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1960s
35,1 x 26,6 cm
© Lotte Jacobi Collection, University of New Hampshire / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Étude pour l ́Étoile de Mer, 1928
gelatin silver print
25,2 x 19,8 cm
© Man Ray Trust, Paris; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KURT SCHWITTERS (1887–1948)
Normalbühne Merz, ca. 1925 - 1926
gelatin silver print
5,6 x 8 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

GRIT KALLIN-FISCHER (1897–1973)
Untitled (Geometrical Drawing), 1920s
pencil and colored crayon on paper
30,4 x 22,5 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

VKHUTEMAS WORKSHOPS
Untitled (Architectural Study, IV-5-29; An exercise on volumetric composition, study of correlation between mass and weight), 1920s
gelatin silver print
7,5 x 5,6 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAN TSCHICHOLD (1902–1974)
'Laster der Menschheit', Phoebus Palast, München / 'Laster der Menschheit', Phoebus Palace, Munich, 1927
gelatin silver print
16,5 x 11,5 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KILIAN BREIER (1931–2011)
Untitled (Luminogram), 1961
gelatin silver print, mounted on cardboard
24,1 x 23,9 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

IMI KNOEBEL (* 1940)
Weiss-Schwarz 11 Ed., 2009 / 2012
acrylic paint on plastic
47,4 x 65,7 cm
© Imi Knoebel ; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

OTTO STEINERT (1915–1978)
Saarlandschaft / Saar Landscape, 1954
gelatin silver print
29,9 x 38,7 cm
© Estate Otto Steinert, Fotografische Sammlung, Museum Folkwang, Essen / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS UHLMANN (1900–1975)
Ohne Titel / Untitled, 1960
charcoal on paper
62,2 x 87,8 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

CHRISTER STRÖMHOLM (1918–2002)
Paris, 1949-1950
gelatin silver print
18 x 24,4 cm
© Christer Strömholm / BVS / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

OTTO STEINERT (1915–1978)
Paar diploid (photomontage), 1956
gelatin silver print, negative print
26,3 x 40,1 cm
© Estate Otto Steinert, Fotografische Sammlung, Museum Folkwang, Essen / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ALBERT RENGER-PATZSCH (1897–1966)
Weißbleierz, ca. 1923-29
gelatin silver print
23 x 17 cm
© Albert Renger-Patzsch / Archiv Ann und Jürgen Wilde, Zülpich / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

CHARLOTTE POSENENSKE (1930–1985)
Spachtelarbeit / Palette Knife Work, ca. 1959
oil on paper
36 x 48 cm
© Estate of Charlotte Posenenske / Burkhard Brunn, Frankfurt am Main / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KAORU OHTO (* 1929)
Untitled (Abstraction), 1950s
gelatin silver print
17,1 x 12,4 cm
© Kaoru Ohto / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

AUGUST SANDER (1876–1964)
Untitled (Hans Walter Reitz, Building Corner of Gleueler Street, Cologne- Lindenthal), ca. 1929-1932
gelatin silver print on postcard stock
12,4 x 8,4 cm
© Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur – August Sander Archiv, Köln; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KURT SCHWITTERS (1887–1948)
Untitled (Monotype/Material Print), 1920
monotype
31 x 23 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KIYOSHI NIIYAMA (1911–1969)
Morning Glory, 1962
gelatin silver print
29,3 x 20,4 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS UHLMANN (1900–1975)
Fetisch, 1958
blackened steel
46,5 x 33,8 x 36,4 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KIYOSHI NIIYAMA (1911–1969)
Morning Glory, 1962
gelatin silver print
22,5 x 30 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KIYOSHI NIIYAMA (1911–1969)
Morning Glory, 1962
gelatin silver print
20,5 x 29,2 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KIYOSHI NIIYAMA (1911–1969)
Morning Glory, 1962
gelatin silver print
22 x 29,2 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

KIYOSHI NIIYAMA (1911–1969)
Morning Glory, 1962
gelatin silver print
21,9 x 29,3 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902–1990)
Telephone Cables, Prague 1923 / 1924, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902–1990)
Cardboard Construction in Light and Shadows, Prague 1924, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902–1990)
Enigmatic Relief in Cardboard, Prague 1923-1925, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902–1990)
Still-Life with Bowl, Prague 1924, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902–1990)
Glass Reflections, Paris 1929-1930, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902–1990)
Radio World, Prague ca. 1924, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902–1990)
January 25, Prague 1927, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROSLAV RÖSSLER (1902–1990)
Eiffel Tower, Paris 1929, from the Portfolio 'Jaroslav Rössler', 1923-1930 / 1982
10 gelatin silver prints from the original glass plate negatives under supervision of Jaroslav Rössler
24 x 23,5 cm
© Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
Exhibition Text
The exhibition series Mixed Media, which presents photography in dialogue with other media, continues in a second show, About Abstraction. The exhibit addresses free forms – lines, surfaces, structures – ranging from the 1920s through the 1980s. From constructivism to minimalism, the spectrum includes drawing, graphic works, and sculptural works that correspond with photographic pieces. The complex formal language of the abstract motifs across various media reflects the development of abstract art in the twentieth century and is manifested in two tendencies: in a constructivist, geometric approach on the one hand and in a lyrical, expressive stance, emphasizing materiality and tactility, on the other. Assembled here by these approaches, the groupings serve to continuously spark new and unusual visual conversations.
In his photo-theoretical explanations in subjektive fotografie 2 (1955), Otto Steinert defined the optical-technical abstractions possible in the medium, beyond the mere representation of reality, as the freest form of “absolute photographic creation.” Moving freely from interwar modernism to Steinert and his cohorts and into the present, the exhibition Mixed Media (II): About Abstraction weaves together a dense net of related artistic perspectives. Transcending eras and media, these views represent a central theme in twentieth-century art.
We would like to thank the artists and their estates, Mehdi Chouakri (Berlin), Derda (Berlin), Galerie Fahnemann (Berlin), Galerie Michael Haas (Berlin/Zurich) and Galerie Leu (München) for their kind collaboration.
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Artists
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Kilian Breier
1931–2011
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Peter Brüning
1929−1970
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Lucien Clergue
1934–2014
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Jaromír Funke
1896–1945
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Günter Fruhtrunk
1923−1982
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Lotte Jacobi
1896–1990
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Heinz Hajek-Halke
1898–1983
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Takashi Kijima
1920–2011
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Kaoru Ohto
1929–2020
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Charlotte Posenenske
1930−1985
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Carol Rama
1918−2015
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Man Ray
1890–1976
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László Moholy-Nagy
1895–1946
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Albert Renger-Patzsch
1897–1966
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Jaroslav Rössler
1902–1990
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August Sander
1876–1964
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Kurt Schwitters
1887−1948
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Otto Steinert
1915–1978
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Christer Strömholm
1918–2002
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Jan Tschichold
1902−1974
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Vkhutemas Workshops
1920–1927
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Hans Uhlmann
1900–1975